3.2 Food production

Question 1

commercial farming

Answer 1

sells all their produce for profit

Question 2

subsistence farming, and why are LEDC usually subsistence farmers

Answer 2

uses their produce to feed their family

LEDC
- Plots of land are small;
- Output is small / no surplus to sell;
- They are too poor to buy fertilizers/machines etc.;
- Farmers use traditional methods/follow the practices of their ancestors; - It is the only way they can provide food for their families;

Question 3

arable farming

Answer 3

concentrate on one crop, climate is drier and soil is deeper

Question 4

pastoral farming

Answer 4

keeping of livestock found in area with higher rainfall and among hills

Question 5

mixed farming

Answer 5

both keeping livestock and crop

Question 6

intensive farming

Answer 6

high inputs per hectare of land, wherein there is high level use of labor and capital, in comparison to the land area

Question 7

extensive farming

Answer 7

low inputs per unit, farming system, in which large farms are being cultivated, with moderately lower inputs

Question 8

human inputs

Answer 8

Things that are built or made by humans and added on to a farm

Labor/rent
machinery
buildings
animal feed
fertilizers
pesticides

Question 9

physical inputs

Answer 9

Natural things that are found on a farm or added to a farm

soil
precipitation
temp
floods
relief

Question 10

process

Answer 10

The events that take place on a farm to turn inputs into ouputs

shearing
ploughing
planting
fertilizing
weeding

Question 11

outputs

Answer 11

Things that are produced on a farm that are often sold

wool
milk
crops
profit
meat

Question 11

human causes of food shortages

Answer 11

poor distribution/transport difficulties,
wars/conflict
Increasing population; supply cannot keep up with demand
Corruption of government
Farming and industrial pollution
Lack of job opportunities

Question 12

physical causes of food shortage

Answer 12

Too hot or cool temperatures can kill crops and animals.
Shortage of rainfall kills most crops (drought)
too much rainfall can also kill crops (floods)
Natural disasters can destroy large areas of agricultural land and kill or injure farmers.
pests
Shape of the land, relief, unable to grow crops

Question 13

The negative effects of food shortages

Answer 13

Hunger
Susceptible to infectious diseases
Impair physical and mental development
Reduce labor productivity
loss of job opportunities

Question 14

Possible solutions to food shortages how to increase your profits

Answer 14

Organic food
Petting farm
Bed and breakfast
Racing field

Question 15

How to increase the yield of crops

Answer 15

Good quality soil and seeds
Good supply of water
Fertiliser
Proper drainage system
Weeding

Irrigation - supplies plant constantly with water so plants can grow bigger and not die